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con·ga
(kŏng′gə)n.
1. A dance of Latin-American origin in which the dancers form a long winding line.
2. The music for this dance.
3. A conga drum.
intr.v. con·gaed, con·ga·ing, con·gas
To perform this dance.
[American Spanish (danza) Conga, Congo (dance), from Spanish Congo, of the Congo, from Kongo -kongo, Kongo language and people.]
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conga
(ˈkɒŋɡə)n
1. (Dancing) a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file
2. (Instruments) Also called: conga drum a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
vb, -gas, -gaing or -gaed
(Dancing) (intr) to dance the conga
[C20: from American Spanish, feminine of congo belonging to the Congo]
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con•ga
(ˈkɒŋ gə)n., pl. -gas, n.
1. a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
2. a tall, conical Afro-Cuban drum played with the hands.
v.i. 3. to dance a conga.
[1930–35; < Cuban Sp]
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conga
Past participle: congaed
Gerund: congaing
| Imperative |
|---|
| conga |
| conga |
| Present |
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| I conga |
| you conga |
| he/she/it congas |
| we conga |
| you conga |
| they conga |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I congaed |
| you congaed |
| he/she/it congaed |
| we congaed |
| you congaed |
| they congaed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am congaing |
| you are congaing |
| he/she/it is congaing |
| we are congaing |
| you are congaing |
| they are congaing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have congaed |
| you have congaed |
| he/she/it has congaed |
| we have congaed |
| you have congaed |
| they have congaed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was congaing |
| you were congaing |
| he/she/it was congaing |
| we were congaing |
| you were congaing |
| they were congaing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had congaed |
| you had congaed |
| he/she/it had congaed |
| we had congaed |
| you had congaed |
| they had congaed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will conga |
| you will conga |
| he/she/it will conga |
| we will conga |
| you will conga |
| they will conga |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have congaed |
| you will have congaed |
| he/she/it will have congaed |
| we will have congaed |
| you will have congaed |
| they will have congaed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be congaing |
| you will be congaing |
| he/she/it will be congaing |
| we will be congaing |
| you will be congaing |
| they will be congaing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been congaing |
| you have been congaing |
| he/she/it has been congaing |
| we have been congaing |
| you have been congaing |
| they have been congaing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been congaing |
| you will have been congaing |
| he/she/it will have been congaing |
| we will have been congaing |
| you will have been congaing |
| they will have been congaing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been congaing |
| you had been congaing |
| he/she/it had been congaing |
| we had been congaing |
| you had been congaing |
| they had been congaing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would conga |
| you would conga |
| he/she/it would conga |
| we would conga |
| you would conga |
| they would conga |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have congaed |
| you would have congaed |
| he/she/it would have congaed |
| we would have congaed |
| you would have congaed |
| they would have congaed |
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Noun 1. [画像:conga - music composed for dancing the conga]conga - music composed for dancing the conga
dance music - music to dance to
2. conga - a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Verb 1. conga - dance the conga
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conga
[ˈkɒŋgə] n (= dance) → conga fto dance the conga, to do the conga → danser la congacon game n → arnaque f
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conga
n → Conga f
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